- About Virtually Olivia -

Welcome to the chronicle of places I go, and events I attend in my Second Life travels. I post lots of photos and landmarks to get to stops I recommend. Most of this blog - but not all - is dedicated to educational builds or places pertaining to education. I am an ardent Second Life traveler, and this blog reflects that. Olivia Hotshot. Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr

30 December 2008

fishing.jpg


fishing.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

sitting in my inner tube and fishing

check out my sword fish - can't be too literal can we?

lou_laa_gazebo


lou_laa_gazebo2.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

Lou created this gazebo just for the garden. i hope we have musicians play in here for the opening in Jan 3.

29 December 2008

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the best laid plans of mice and errrrrrr rabbits.

tracking the trackable on Flickr

daily:

Statr for Flickr daily graph

numbers will start populating tomorrow.

27 December 2008

Garden Progress


simone_008.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

The whole art garden is taking shape! Hurray!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Commerce/232/109/23

25 December 2008

Madelyn Writer & Olivia Hotshot: Together Again For the First Time

my friend Madelyn says:
Madelyn Writer & Olivia Hotshot: Together Again For the First Time

I have written to and hung out with Olivia for months now, and every time we get together, we attempt to take a picture of the two of us. For me, anyway, it never quite works!

So this is a picture of Olivia edited into a picture of me. I took this one deliberately, so I could 'add' people to the couch later. Luckily, Olivia's recent pictures made the perfect blend.

xo Olivia!

Checkered & Mink


gallery_part2_003.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

virtual hotshot

24 December 2008

Merry Christmas - Peace on Earth for All

Click image to go to flickr DL

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Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

merry_christmas_011.jpg


merry_christmas_011.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

i have spent the past 3 days getting this together
artists are just beginning to move back in

the ghost in the emporium


newgarden2_010.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

this person was frozen in my sky for hours and hours - another sl glitch. i had to get sred and artur to look with me. they could not see her. so i took these photos to prove it. [click this image to see the rest of the ghost images.]

feathers' robot


feathers_robot_003.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

Grrrr!

new garden


newgarden2_006.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

23 December 2008

snowball_fight


snowball_fight_005.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

OMG this was so much fun!!

Winterfest 08 Snowball Fight - Lindens versus Residents

slurl.com/secondlife/Egan/93/148/82

21 December 2008

the_curious_masked_ball

This is one of my favorite photos from the event. Omen standing on the DJ booth and me dancing on the steam pipe. Life is good.

snoopy_fish


snoopy_fish_006.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

this is an example of one of the rare fish you can catch in the fishing game. I hate fishing in real life, but i am totally addicted in Second Life.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Commerce/226/113/23

Fishing is now at the Emporium


snoopy_fish_004.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Commerce/226/113/23

20 December 2008

The Playset for Masked Ball at Club Gaslight

The play list for Dec 19ths Masked Ball at Club Gaslight.

Sredni planned to play a bit of Christmas music, though not the traditional Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby sort. Also in the mix: Blancmange, Def Leppard, AFI, Cruxshadows, Iron Maiden, URN, Abney Park, Rammstein, Poison, and E Nomin
(* denotes a requested song)

Preshow:
The Wake - Watchtower
Boris Karloff - You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
20 Fingers - Lick It
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
Mephisto Walz - White Rabbit (Techno Remix)
Quiet Riot - Overworked and Underpaid

8pm:
Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera
* Cream - Strange Brew
* Jose Nunez - Bilingual
* Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
Bad Religion - Silent Night
Alannah Miles - Black Velvet
* Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Mika - Grace Kelly
The Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
Poison - Squeezebox
* Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You
Alice Cooper - Poison
* AFI - Love Like Winter
* 3 Day's Grace - I Hate Everything About You
The Kinks - Father Christmas

9pm:
* Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
* Queen - You're My Best Friend
Abney Park - Post Apocalypse Punk
* HIM - Wings of a Butterfly
* Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams
Fall Out Boy - What's This?
* Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
* Jeff Buckley - I Know It's Over
* Emerson Lake And Palmer - I Believe In Father Christmas
* Abney Park - She Last Exile
* Bush - The Chemicals Between Us
* DJ Sammy - Heaven (Slow Version)
* Ozzy Osbourne - Dreamer
Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy

10pm:
* John Mayer - Belief
* Interpol - Pioneer to the Falls
Bad Religion - Joy To The World
Twisted Sister - 12 Heavy Metal Days of Christmas
* Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral
Ozzy Osbourne - I Am Santa Claus (Ironman parody)
* Modest Mouse - Missed the Boat
* Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust
* Nine Inch Nails - Closer
* Alice in Chains - Nutshell
Front 242 - Headhunter
Shiny Toy Guns - Puttin' on the Ritz
Rosetta Stone - Subterfuge
Voltaire - Coin Operated Goi

11pm:
Glasvegas - Geraldine
Korn - Kidnap the Sandy Claws
* 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
My Chemical Romance - All I Want For Christmas
Finger 11 - Paralyzer
Rammstein - Sehnsucht
* The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy's Christmas
Combichrist - Got Your Body Beat
Rob Zombie - Blitzkrieg Bop
Lustra - Scotty Doesn't Know
Planet P Project - Why Me
South Park - Dreidle Song
* Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
* Insane Clown Posse - Let's Go All The Way
* Apocalyptica - I Don't Care
* She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart
* Puddle of Mudd - Blurry
* Ozzy Osbourne - I Just Want You
Slade - Auld Lang Syne

To see all of Sredni's set lists go to his SL profile page:
http://www.slprofiles.com/secondlifeblog.asp?a=comments&id=24798

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Won't you come and visit with me?

Olivia's Gallery at the Gaslight Emporium


SL_Desktop_12/20/08-1.png, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

a bit over a year in-world with this avatar and now practicing business skills

the_curious_masked_ball - Flickr version has notes

groovin' at the Curious Masked Ball
- Omen re-built the entire club for the event -



The play set is here: Second Life Blogs

Sound Check for the Masked Ball

Posted 12/19/2008 4:55:38 PM by Sredni Eel

the_curious_masked_ball

Crystalline Silverspar at the Dec party



The Playset:
http://www.slprofiles.com/secondlifeblog.asp?a=comments&id=24798

18 December 2008

Omen telling the group about building in SL

we all spoke to Tux's Aussies and told them about our experiences in SL.


on the steps of Montclair University
[where i have been many times in RL]

slurl.com/secondlife/Montclair%20State%20CHSSSouth/245/95/21

showing off the copters

up on the copter :
me driving, Tuxedo, and Teyah
first time i had a cat as a passenger

Tuxedo_Ninetails_Talk

from left: Omen, me, Tuxedo, and Teyah
at the sim Teyah and her students have built
slurl.com/secondlife/Ravencatt/28/188/22

here 2day gone 2morrow

last night there was an entire island next to us. now today.....

13 December 2008

SL_Bloggers_Christmas_Party

Zoe Connolly was nice enough to host the party. The music was fabulous.

slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Penzance/96/47/40

the 6th Element


the 6th Element_011.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

the 5th Element is no longer - the new club is jam packed just like the old one.

slurl.com/secondlife/GOL%208/174/201/26

12 December 2008

the original...


orig_garden_001.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

... and it all disappeared.

all that work and it is gone.

Second Life - The Virtual Education Space


Univ_of New_Orleans_010, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

Presenter: Gwenette Jean Sinclair

slurl.com/secondlife/SUNO%20Regents/124/58/26

University of LA New Orleans SL Conference

Really enjoyed this. If you want to read a transcript of her talk go here:
http://aether-engineer.blogspot.com/

Univ_of New_Orleans


Univ_of New_Orleans_001, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

I spent my morning at an online conference. Here is Buddy Sprocket talking about Sloodle integration - Moodle LMS & SL.

slurl.com/secondlife/SUNO%20Regents/124/58/26

11 December 2008

10 December 2008

christmas


christmas_12_09_08_002, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

stockings were hung by the chimney with care
mine is on the right and scripted not to open until Christmas
=)

06 December 2008

Romo's build


romos_build_001.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

Romo Lowey's newest building. Hopefully he will have a shop some time soon at the Emporium.

Talented people seem to cross my path so many times in SL. I have a fun fortunate <3>

black holes


black_holes_003.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

Dr. Knop Supermassive Black Holes at the Cores of Galaxies

slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Bravo/144/59/279

a talk way over my head, but very cool to hear nonetheless. the crowd was packed and it took a bit for everyone to rez, but the audio quality combined by the graphics made it an exceptional presentation

03 December 2008

on_the_ledge


on_the_ledge_007.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

outside of the office of Eric Westland


slurl.com/secondlife/Cetus/153/70/32

inovart Gallery


inovart_003.jpg, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

The opening of the Gary Stutler Show - packed house, huge lag (and no fault of the Cetus Art area), great music and excellent art.

www.garystutler.com/

slurl.com/secondlife/Cetus/194/62/34

02 December 2008

Living Game Worlds IV - En Garde!


Living Game Worlds IV_005, originally uploaded by Olivia Hotshot.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/GVU%20Center/218/82/36

we kinda look like Mortica and Gomez Adams, don't we?

01 December 2008

Some places I would recommend visiting....

Spacexcape - open until Dec 3 - A Must See
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spacexcape/7/234/22

Ub Yifu Sculptures
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ub%20Yifu%20Sculptures/98/141/36

Beneath the tree that Died - until 1/09/09 - An AM Radio sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20KY/72/126/29

Plasma 3 - a rezzable sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rezzable%20Design/217/101/3568

SLSBA - second life simboarding association
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dream%20Horizon/128/128/95

7 Days Magic Bakery
http://slurl.com/secondlife/7Days%20Magic%20Bakery/249/10/25

Botgirl's Identity Circus
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Caerleon/115/213/24

Hogwart's
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liquid%20Heat/241/81/68

Hotel Dare
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ministry%20of%20media/209/211/22

Weird Shit ( a store but worth seeing what people make and others will buy - kinda like Spencer's)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ministry%20of%20media/209/211/22

Mouse World (Disneyland in SL)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mouse%20World/110/10/2

Chakryn Forest - Amazing and a top spot
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chakryn/128/128/2

Dresden Museum
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dresden%20Gallery/123/128/26

Princeton South
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20South/217/210/66

Irie Vibes Reggae Club
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Irie/154/135/27

Hollywood in SL
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hollywood/61/92/21

Midsommer Isle
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Midsomer%20Isle/149/124/27

Acropolis Gardens
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mood%20Indigo/69/155/23

NASA Headquarters
http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20CoLab/244/111/23

Dublin, Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dublin%203/214/151/25

SS Galaxy Cruise Ship
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Galaxy%20AFT/59/44/22

SL Literary - Globe Theater
http://slurl.com/secondlife/sLiterary/137/138/26

Macbeth
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Macbeth/42/49/55

Hybrid Productions Sci Fi Iceland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Flavor%20Country/128/128/250

The Wasteland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hambone%20Slash/208/208/2

Club industry - lots of traffic here
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amberville/212/36/25

Fifth Element - another club with huge traffic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/GOL%203/234/130/27